# Oh Boi, I sure do love getting runic trait stones (not at all) **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [November 5, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/oh-boi-i-sure-do-love-getting-runic-trait-stones-not-at-all/14917 "2016-11-05T15:52:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jACKER](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jacker/32/12650_2.png) [@jACKER](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/jACKER)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/oh-boi-i-sure-do-love-getting-runic-trait-stones-not-at-all/14917/1 "2016-11-05T15:52:31Z")
I was wondering dose anyone have any ideas on the fastest way to get trait stones? The best way I can think of is exploring on normal with a fast team, but I don’t have a fast team or enough knowledge to make one. ---
**Author:** ![Macawi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/macawi/32/21289_2.png) [@Macawi](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Macawi)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/oh-boi-i-sure-do-love-getting-runic-trait-stones-not-at-all/14917/2 "2016-11-05T15:53:41Z")
I would say play the explore mode. Then you could target specific stones offered by each kingdom. ---
**Author:** ![Macawi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/macawi/32/21289_2.png) [@Macawi](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Macawi)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/oh-boi-i-sure-do-love-getting-runic-trait-stones-not-at-all/14917/3 "2016-11-05T15:56:03Z")
> [@jACKER](#): > > but I don’t have a fast team or enough knowledge to make one. Tacet has a few good videos on how to set up viable teams for the newer players. Here’s one that might help. > [@Video: F2P Teams for Newer Players](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/video-f2p-teams-for-newer-players/6957): > > Hello everyone! Today I go over some great early game teams that use commons and rares only. I am also going to be making a Let’s Play of Gems of War when version 2.0 goes live. I will be starting a fresh account from level 1 and will show many helpful techniques to advance in Gems of War as a free to play player. Make sure to subscribe so you know when it goes live! [[Gems of War: F2P Teams for Newer Players] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEPZFVV4HM4) ---
**Author:** ![AngryMidget](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/angrymidget/32/10478_2.png) [@AngryMidget](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/AngryMidget)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/oh-boi-i-sure-do-love-getting-runic-trait-stones-not-at-all/14917/4 "2016-11-05T15:58:31Z")
If you have done, or do the Forest of Thorns questline to get Rowanne, pair her up with Valkyrie and Siren. Then blaze through explore. If you have double Rowanne that’s even better, if not just add a 4th troop that doesn’t steal mana. Preferably a hits all enemies. ---
**Author:** ![jACKER](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jacker/32/12650_2.png) [@jACKER](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/jACKER)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/oh-boi-i-sure-do-love-getting-runic-trait-stones-not-at-all/14917/5 "2016-11-05T16:01:54Z")
I do have a good amount of tropes and souls i just never bothered to memories cards, I did find a video that helps though so thank you. ---
**Author:** ![NYCUrbanity](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nycurbanity/32/12919_2.png) [@NYCUrbanity](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/NYCUrbanity)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/oh-boi-i-sure-do-love-getting-runic-trait-stones-not-at-all/14917/6 "2016-11-05T16:07:06Z")
Valk Rowanne Rowanne Siren Or Sooth Valk Bat Bat ---
**Author:** ![killerman3333](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/killerman3333/32/4068_2.png) [@killerman3333](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/killerman3333)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/oh-boi-i-sure-do-love-getting-runic-trait-stones-not-at-all/14917/7 "2016-11-05T17:12:34Z")
I need more runic traitstones, and common traitstones. ---
**Author:** ![jACKER](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jacker/32/12650_2.png) [@jACKER](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/jACKER)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/oh-boi-i-sure-do-love-getting-runic-trait-stones-not-at-all/14917/8 "2016-11-05T17:13:38Z")
I know for common traitstones treasure hunt get a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Taisiakat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/taisiakat/32/75810_2.png) [@Taisiakat](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Taisiakat)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/oh-boi-i-sure-do-love-getting-runic-trait-stones-not-at-all/14917/9 "2016-11-05T17:21:34Z")
Sometimes waiting for the VIP package in the Store helps. I just bought a package the other week to get my lava stones… I had done two whole classes (500 battles won) to get only two lava stones (yes I was in Grosh-Nak - but last week or the week before the new vip troop had lava stones…and thats how I got the ones I needed. ---
**Author:** ![Grundulum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/82dd89/32.png) [@Grundulum](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Grundulum)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/oh-boi-i-sure-do-love-getting-runic-trait-stones-not-at-all/14917/10 "2016-11-05T18:27:27Z")
For minor traitstones, I am pretty sure you are better off doing challenges in your kingdom of choice. Since explore nets you runic/arcane/celestial at an increased rate, it stands to reason that minor and major stones should come up less frequently. So if you really really **really** need those minor fire traitstones and nothing else, just hammer out challenges in Pridelands. ---
**Author:** ![killerman3333](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/killerman3333/32/4068_2.png) [@killerman3333](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/killerman3333)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/oh-boi-i-sure-do-love-getting-runic-trait-stones-not-at-all/14917/11 "2016-11-05T22:32:33Z")
Fire, i am good. brown and purple are what i need. Also due to last weeks “scramble” i should be ok with minors. ---
**Author:** ![Lyya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyya/32/3650_2.png) [@Lyya](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyya)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/oh-boi-i-sure-do-love-getting-runic-trait-stones-not-at-all/14917/12 "2016-11-05T23:25:10Z")
I would say though that you’ll probably need Runics, Arcanes, and Celestials anyway in the future, so Explore is still a better bet for anyone farming Minors. (Unless you’re @Rasper. 😃 ) To that end, I suggest farming minor reds in a kingdom that also has an Arcane you need, because there’s nothing worse than accidentally getting an Arcane Rage when it wasn’t on your shopping list. ---
**Author:** ![Rasper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/rasper/32/2363_2.png) [@Rasper](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Rasper)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 12:52am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/oh-boi-i-sure-do-love-getting-runic-trait-stones-not-at-all/14917/13 "2016-11-06T00:52:10Z")
> [@Lyya](#): > > (Unless you’re @Rasper. 😃 ) Stupid minor reds… _grumble grumble_ ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/2X/2/24f9478d05e3461ab6595362e84a7b2e331d90a3.png) (for those that don’t use ToDo, the number in grey is how many stones needed to trait all remaining troops, number in red/green is how many i have currently)